EP0208182B1 - Emetteur large bande pour ondes électromagnétiques courtes - Google Patents

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EP0208182B1
EP0208182B1 EP86108422A EP86108422A EP0208182B1 EP 0208182 B1 EP0208182 B1 EP 0208182B1 EP 86108422 A EP86108422 A EP 86108422A EP 86108422 A EP86108422 A EP 86108422A EP 0208182 B1 EP0208182 B1 EP 0208182B1
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Helmut Dipl.-Ing. Fünfgelder
Dieter Ochsmann
Johann-Gerhard Dr. Ing. Zirwas
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04B—TRANSMISSION
    • H04B1/00—Details of transmission systems, not covered by a single one of groups H04B3/00 - H04B13/00; Details of transmission systems not characterised by the medium used for transmission
    • H04B1/02—Transmitters
    • H04B1/04—Circuits
    • H04B1/0475—Circuits with means for limiting noise, interference or distortion
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03J—TUNING RESONANT CIRCUITS; SELECTING RESONANT CIRCUITS
    • H03J5/00—Discontinuous tuning; Selecting predetermined frequencies; Selecting frequency bands with or without continuous tuning in one or more of the bands, e.g. push-button tuning, turret tuner
    • H03J5/24—Discontinuous tuning; Selecting predetermined frequencies; Selecting frequency bands with or without continuous tuning in one or more of the bands, e.g. push-button tuning, turret tuner with a number of separate pretuned tuning circuits or separate tuning elements selectively brought into circuit, e.g. for waveband selection or for television channel selection
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H03—ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY
    • H03J—TUNING RESONANT CIRCUITS; SELECTING RESONANT CIRCUITS
    • H03J5/00—Discontinuous tuning; Selecting predetermined frequencies; Selecting frequency bands with or without continuous tuning in one or more of the bands, e.g. push-button tuning, turret tuner
    • H03J5/24—Discontinuous tuning; Selecting predetermined frequencies; Selecting frequency bands with or without continuous tuning in one or more of the bands, e.g. push-button tuning, turret tuner with a number of separate pretuned tuning circuits or separate tuning elements selectively brought into circuit, e.g. for waveband selection or for television channel selection
    • H03J5/242—Discontinuous tuning; Selecting predetermined frequencies; Selecting frequency bands with or without continuous tuning in one or more of the bands, e.g. push-button tuning, turret tuner with a number of separate pretuned tuning circuits or separate tuning elements selectively brought into circuit, e.g. for waveband selection or for television channel selection used exclusively for band selection

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  • the invention relates to a tunable transmitter, in particular a short-wave transmitter, in a broad frequency band, with a filter arrangement provided between the output of the transmitter output stage and the transmitter output, in which the filter arrangement consists of sub-filters assigned to specific sub-frequency ranges of the transmitter operating frequency, which alternatively suppress unwanted harmonics of the transmitter operating frequencies depending on the transmitter working frequency on the input and output side can be switched on via relay in the signal path.
  • Transmitter devices of this type are described, for example, by the reference "Electronic Components and Applications", Vol. 3, No. 4, Aug. 1981, pages 210 to 223, and by reference DE-A 33 10 389 (EP-A 0 119 628) known.
  • a filter arrangement consisting of eight sub-octave filters is usually used for a tunable transmitter in the shortwave range between 1.5 and 30 MHz.
  • relays are used to switch on the sub-octave filter depending on the transmitter operating frequency, since they are inexpensive and suitable for larger switching powers.
  • such relays are not suitable if, as is increasingly required by the user, a rapid frequency change is to be carried out, as is particularly the case when using a frequency hopping method to increase the interference resistance of a radio connection.
  • the invention has for its object to provide a solution for carrying out a fast frequency change for a broadband transmitter of the type described in the introduction, which manages with a minimum of additional technical effort for electronic circuit breakers.
  • the invention is based on the finding that, in the case of radio devices in particular, the frequency range which is favorable for radio operation depending on the time of day is always only a smaller sub-range of the total frequency range which can be detected by the broadband tunable radio transmitter. Fast switching between different sub-filter ranges can therefore always be limited to switching between a few sub-filters, irrespective of the position of this favorable frequency range in question as a frequency hopping interval within the overall frequency range tunable by the transmitter. Due to the inventive division of the filter arrangement into sub-filter groups, only electronic circuit breakers for switching between the different sub-filter groups are required to carry out a rapid frequency change. The position of the frequency hopping interval within the frequency band range tunable by the transmitter is determined by which of the sub-filters of a sub-filter group is switched through via its switching relay on the input and output sides to the sub-filter group input and output.
  • An advantage of this switching concept is not only the relatively small number of electronic circuit breakers, but also the ability to modify them. Depending on whether the radio transmitter should be capable of frequency hopping or not, the electronic circuit breakers can be used without changing the filter arrangement and the basic switching concept or can be omitted.
  • the usual filter arrangement FA whose input e is connected to the output of the transmitter output stage ES and whose output a is connected to the transmitter output, is dimensioned for a short-wave transmitter in the range between 1.5 and 30 MHz. It has eight sub-filters TP1, TP2, ... TP8. They are useful executed as a low pass parameter.
  • the partial filters TP1, TP2, ... TP8 are on the input and output sides by electrically controlled switches S11, S21, ... S81 or S12, S22, ... S82, which are designed as relays are alternatively switched on depending on the transmitter operating frequency in the signal path between the output of the transmitter output stage ES and the transmitter output.
  • the relay design of the electrically controllable switches S11, S21, ... S81 or S12, S22, ... S82 provided on the one output side of the partial filters TP1, TP2, ... TP8 can not only switch high transmitter powers properly but also have them required crosstalk attenuation. However, they are not suitable for frequency hopping operation of the transmitter, since they cannot be switched quickly enough because of their mechanically moving parts and, moreover, they also wear out very quickly.
  • the filter arrangement according to FIG. 1 is divided into two sub-filter groups TFG1 and TFG2.
  • the sub-filter group TFG1 contains the sub-filters TP1, TP3, TP5 and TP7 including their electrically controlled switches on the input and output sides.
  • the remaining partial filters TP2, TP4, TP6 and TP8, including their electrically controlled switches on the input and output sides, are assigned to the partial filter group TFG2.
  • Both sub-filter groups TFG1 and TFG2 each represent a transmission path, between which diode switches DS11, DS21 or DS12, DS22, assigned to the input and output side, can now be switched very quickly via these sub-filter groups TFG1 and TFG2.
  • Each of the diode switches DS1 1, DS21, DS12 and DS22 consists of a series and a transverse branch.
  • the PIN diode D1 is arranged in series with the coupling capacitor C1 in the longitudinal branch and the PIN diode D2 is arranged in series with the coupling capacitor C2 in the transverse branch.
  • the switching currents required for switching the PIN diodes D1 and D2 are fed in via the connections s1 and s2 and the high-frequency chokes Dr1 and Dr2 at the connection points between the PIN diodes and the coupling capacitors assigned to them.
  • the input e and the output a are connected in a direct current manner to reference potential via a high-frequency inductor Dre and Dra.
  • the division of the sub-filters into the two sub-filter groups TFG1 and TFG2 is carried out in such a way that regardless of the position of the frequency hopping interval within the overall frequency range that can be tuned by the transmitter, this frequency hopping interval is always detected by a maximum of two sub-filters, one of each of the sub-filter group TFG1 and one of the sub-filter group TFG2 listened to.
  • the relevant sub-filter can then be switched on quickly and without wear via the diode switch in the signal path between input e and output a.
  • the subdivision of the filter arrangement FA according to FIG. 1 into two sub-filter groups TFG1 and TFG2 according to FIG. 2 forces a frequency hopping interval, less than 2 MHz, at the lower frequency limit of the entire frequency range tunable by the transmitter.
  • the hopping frequency interval can then be chosen to be correspondingly wider at a higher frequency position. If there is a desire to have a frequency hopping interval of a minimum size of 2.5 MHz regardless of the frequency position of the frequency hopping interval, then this can be achieved in that, according to FIG. 3, the sub-filters of the filter arrangement FA according to FIG.
  • Sub-filter groups TFG10, TFG20 and TFG30 use is made.
  • the number of diode switches required here on the input side DS11, DS21 and DS31 and on the output side DS12, DS22 and DS32 thus increases by two diode switches compared to the embodiment according to FIG. 2.
  • the hopping frequency interval SB having a bandwidth of 2.5 MHz has its lower frequency limit at 1.6 and its upper frequency limit at 4.1 MHz.
  • the partial filter TP1 in the partial filter group TFG10 via its switches S11 and S12 of the partial filter group TFG20, the partial filter TP2 via its switches S21 and S22 in the partial filter group TFG30 the partial filter TP3 via its Switches S31 and S32 are each connected to the input and output of the sub-filter group to which it belongs.
  • the six diode switches can then be used to switch quickly and wear-free between the three transmission paths formed in accordance with the instantaneous position of the transmitter frequency within the hop frequency interval SB.
  • Radio transmitters with output-side harmonic filters capable of performing frequency hopping are suitable for tactical use in both stationary and mobile operation.

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1. Emetteur dont la fréquence est variable dans une large bande de fréquence, en particulier émetteur à ondes courtes, comprenant un dispositif de filtrage prévu entre la sortie de l'étage final de l'émetteur et la sortie de l'émetteur, dans lequel le dispositif de filtrage est formé de filtres élémentaires (TP1, TP2, ..., TP8) coordonnés à des gammes de fréquences partielles déterminées de la fréquence de fonctionnement de l'émetteur, filtres élémentaires qui, pour la suppression d'harmoniques indé- sirés des fréquences de fonctionnement de l'émetteur, peuvent être interposés alternativement dans le trajet du signal par leurs entrées et sorties, au moyen de relais (S11/S12, ..., S81/S82) suivant la fréquence de fonctionnement de l'émetteur, caractérisé en ce que, pour réaliser un fonctionnement à saut de fréquences rapide à l'intérieur d'une bande de fréquence partielle pouvant être choisie librement de la bande de fréquence, les filtres élémentaires (TP1, TP2 ...TP8) en série avec les relais (S11/S12, S21/S22, ... S81/S82) qui leur sont coordonnés à l'entrée et à la sortie, sont divisés en deux ou davantage de groupes de filtres élémentaires (TFG1, 2; TFG 10, 20, 30) avec des connexions montées en parallèle à l'entrée et à la sortie, que chaque groupe de filtres élémentaires peut être interposé, en outre, dans le chemin du signal par un interrupteur électronique de groupe à l'entrée et à la sortie (DS11/DS12, DS21/DS22, DS31/DS32) et que la répartition des filtres élémentaires sur les différents groupes est réalisée de manière qu'indépendamment de la position choisie de la bande de fréquence partielle prédéterminée pour le fonctionnement à saut de fréquence (intervalle des fréquences de saut), cet intervalle de fréquences de saut se trouve toujours à l'intérieur d'une gamme de fréquences partielle qui, dans la mesure où cela demande plus d'un filtre élémentaire, soit déterminé exclusivement par des filtres élémentaires appartenant à des groupes différents.
2. Emetteur selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les filtres élémentaires (TP1, TP2 ...TP8) sont des filtres suboctaves qui sont coordonnés alternativement à l'un de deux groupes de filtres élémentaires (TFG1, TFG2) dans des fréquences augmentant selon un nombre ordinal croissant des gammes de fréquences partielles adjacentes qu'elles représentent.
3. Emetteur selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les filtres partiels (TP1, TP2, ...TP8) sont des filtres suboctaves dont, partant de fréquences augmentant selon un nombre ordinal croissant des gammes de fréquences partielles adjacentes qu'elles représentent, les premier, quatrième et septième filtres élémentaires forment un premier groupe de filtres partiels (TFG10), les deuxième, cinquième et huitième filtres élémentaires forment un deuxième groupe de filtres élémentaires (TFG20), les troisième, sixième et neuvième filtres élémentaires forment un troisième groupe de filtres élémentaires, et ainsi de suite.
4. Emetteur selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que, s'il y a huit filtres élémentaires en tout (TP1, TP2 ...TP8), le troisième groupe de filtres élémentaires (TFG30) est formé seulement par le troisième et le sixième filtre élémentaire.
5. Emetteur selon une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les interrupteurs électroniques de groupes (DS11/DS12, DS21/DS22, DS31/DS32) sont des interrupteurs à diodes P.I.N., comprenant une diode P.I.N. (Di) dans la branche longitudinale et une diode P.I.N. (D2) dans la branche transversale.
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